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Household of John Douglas (born 1831, Cheshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Chester, Cheshire, England

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

John Douglas and 4 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of John Douglas, born in 1831 in Sandiway, Cheshire, consisted of 5 members. John was the head of the household, widower. He had 2 children; Colin (born 1864 in -) and Sholto (born 1868 in Chester, Cheshire, England).
During the period, also present in the household were John's Housekr, Margaret (born 1828 in Chester, Cheshire, England) and John's Servant, Martha (born 1864 in Chester, Cheshire, England).


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John Douglas's household

Male

John

Douglas

Head
Male

Colin

Douglas

Son
Male

Sholto

Douglas

Son
Female

Margaret

Lanciley

Housekr
Female

Martha

Charlott

Servant
First name(s) John
Last name Douglas
Relationship Head
Marital status Widower
Age 50
Birth year 1831
Birth place Sandiway, Cheshire, England

Household members (5 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

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John

Douglas

Head

Widower

50

1831

Sandiway, Cheshire, England

Colin

Douglas

Son

Single

17

1864

-

Sholto

Douglas

Son

Single

13

1868

Chester, Cheshire, England

Margaret

Lanciley

Housekr

Widow

53

1828

Chester, Cheshire, England

Martha

Charlott

Servant

Single

17

1864

Chester, Cheshire, England

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